Guess what this is WITHOUT using the Internet
 

It's a tension bar. I did not peruse the internet, never had to leave PP to figure it out. Can you guess how?

Shear pin?

LOL
right click on pic, click on properties, read title.

Cheater! :)

Very easy, its a tension bar from the USS Bennington. Doh

Dilithium crystal from the USS Enterprise

Main shaft shear pin from the USS Bennington?

You made the task impossible.

I have to use the internet to even see the question and access Pelican.

it is something that should be worshiped ... its an idol of the God 'Pin' and sacrifices should be made in PINS honor...

And if you hover over the thread title to click on it the picture properties come up before you open the thread.

Looked like an overhead roller pin for a sliding crane often found in industrial shops to me.

I think the bigger question here is why was it in your wife's nightstand?

Tension pin from a carrier catapult

LOL I didn't do it, that's how Matt identified it. He gets points for solving the challenge, Kobayashi Maru style. (sorry for the geek reference).


I suggested it looks like a shear pin which is typically designed to limit torque to prevent overload damage.
The necked down portion is supposed to shear off at a specified load to prevent other components from breaking. An intentionally built in weak link that's easy to replace.
Still awaiting verification to see if that is what it is ............

Looks like the pre-shake weight! ;-)

Baby Rattle

I have something that looks similar to that. guess what this is.


http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1387476493.jpg

I don't care who you are, that's funny right there!

http://www.southbayriders.com/forums...hments/362564/

Grenade?